sodium pentothal
noun
the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
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sodium pentothal
Americannoun
Pharmacology.
Sodium Pentothal
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of sodium pentothal
Pentothal a trademark
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And he had seen how treatment — a combination of talk therapy and sodium pentothal, or “truth serum” — could spur recovery.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
Something wrong with the water possibly or maybe the sodium pentothal we got from the Americans wasn’t the best.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2018
But to a certain degree, I disagree with that, because for them, it’s almost like sodium pentothal, it’s like truth serum.
From The Verge ● Feb. 28, 2018
A court filing dated last Friday doesn’t explain why Norris Greenhouse Jr.’s lawyer, George Higgins III, is asking if any prosecution witnesses underwent hypnosis or any “truth-determining examinations,” such as polygraph tests or sodium pentothal.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2016
Of course, there had been no sodium pentothal, just a harmless prick with a sterilized needle.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
He also displayed considerable antagonism toward Garrison and his staff, who had extracted depositions from him under hypnotism and the influence of Sodium Pentothal, a so-called truth serum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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